Terson



J. W. PATTERSON.

FOLDlNG BED FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-11,1920.

1 ,377,852. Patented May 10, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET J. W. FAWN-SON.

FOLDlH-G BED FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION HLED SEPT. :1. 1920.

1,377,852. Patented May 10,1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

' umED's' A s PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN WILLIAM PATTERSON, OF OKLAHOMA, OKLAHOMA.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatI, J OHN WILLIAMPAT- TERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oklahoma city, in the county of Oklahoma and Stateof Oklahoma, have invented certain new. and useful Improvements in FoldingBeds forv Automobiles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. v

This invention relates to an improved folding bed for automobiles particularly adapted for attachment to a. running board and foldable inaismall compass in order to consumebut a small space. 1

' One of the objects of the invention is to provide a device which is simple, efficient and practical in construction and which comprises a plurality of sections so foldable as tohouse a mattress 'pa'd when the sections of the bed are folded. V

. Another object is to provide means for housing the entire' folding bed. when not in use. I I 1 7 Still another object is the .provision of means for retaining. one section connected to the housing when the sections of thefoldingbed are extended and in use.

A further obj ectis the'provision of ,foldable adjustable legs for the various sections for supporting them when the sections are unfolded and extended.

.While the design and construction at presi ent, illustrated and set forth is deemed preferable, it is obvious that as aresultof a rechlctlon of the .inventlon to a more practicalform for commerc al purposes, the 1nvention may be susceptible of changes, and "the right to these changes is. claimed, provided they are comprehended within the scope of whatis claimed.

v The invention comprises furtherfeatures and combination of parts,'as will be here1n-- after. set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed. 1

In the drawings: 1

tion. of an automobile, particularly showing use 7 I ig. 2 is a sectional view through the housthe running board, andillustrating thefold-j ing bed sections as connected to a housing which is disposed under the running board, showing the-sections extended 'andready for 1s a view in perspective of aIpor Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May 10, 192] :Application. filed September 11, 1920. Serial No. 409,555.

ti'ons of the bed showing the spring catch for retaining the extensions of one of the sections as connected to the housing,

Fig. 4 is a detail view of one of the sections of the bed showing the foldable extensible leg folded,

v F g. 5 is an enlarged detail view of a portion of one of the sections of the bed showing the foldable extensible legs,

Fig. 6 is a View in perspective of a portion of the running board of an automobile showing the housing on the top of the running board and the extensible folding bed as connected to the housing with the sections extended and unfolded,

Fig. 7 is a cross sectional view through the housing of Fig. 6 showing the sectional bed folded with-the mattress pad therein,

'Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail view of the latch for latching the double covering of the housing,

Fig. 9 "is an enlarged detail perspective View of the sectional bed frame shown in Fig. 1, and T Fig. .10 is an enlarged detail perspective view of the mattress pad shown in Fig. 6 and showing the pad folded.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates therunning board of an automobile and 2 denotes a housing which is connected to the under surface of. the running board by means of the guide flanges 3 of the housing and the L-shaped supports 4, though other means may be employed. In order to prevent the housing from sliding laterally from under the running board,spring catches 5 are ing, as shown. l 7 Spring catches-9 are carried by the lower part of the housing to retain the closure 7 in a closed position. A suitable padlock 10 is provided for locking the closure when latched to prevent unauthorized persons from gaining access to the foldable bed.

Arranged in the housing upon thebottom thereof are the U-shaped guides ll. Referring to Figs. 15 inclusive one form of foldable bed 12 is disclosed andwhich comarrang d in Parall m th th n board so that when the bed frame sections prises sections 13 and 14. These sections each comprise side and end angle pieces 15 and 16 which are secured together as at 17. The inner end pieces 16 have extensions 18 and are provided with" lateral flanges 19 which slidably engage the U-shaped guides 11. The lateral flanges 19 areprovided with a plurality of openings 20 adjacent the ex tensions 18. Secured upon the upper facesv of the U-shaped guides as at 21 are spring catches 22 having lugs 23 which extend through the upper walls of the U-shaped guides and are designed to engage any one of the openings 20 to hold the extensions of the end pieces 16 of the innermost section of the foldable bed connected within the housing thereby assisting materially in support ing the innermost section of the foldable bed.

The spring catches haveheaded pins 24 which may be grasped for raising the spring catches in order to withdraw the pins 24 in order to permit the foldable bed to be moved I inwardly of the housingwhen not in-use.

The outermost ends of the lateral flanges 19 of the innermost section of the foldable bed are provided with openings 25 which may also be engaged by the lugs 23' to retainthe innermost section within the housing when the sections of the bed frame are folded.

The foldable sections 13 and 14 of the bed frame 12 are hingedly united by means of. the upturned hinge members 26 which are secured as at 27 to the end pieces of the bed frame sections and which are in turn pivotally united s at 28. It will be noted that by means of the upturned hinged members, the bed frame sections may be folded in such a manner as to provide suflicient space be tween the sections 13 and 14 of thebed frame for the reception of a foldable mattress pad .29. The mattress pad comprises two sections oined as at 30 so that one section may drawings. "As previously stated, the bed frame sec bed frame sections by means of'thc usual fold upon the other when the bed frame sections are folded as shown clearly in the tions are constructed from angle pieces or angle irons, and it will be noted that the intersecting wires 31 of the bed spring. are connected to the side and end pieces of the coil springs 32.

Referring to F 1g. 1, it will be noted that the bed frame sectlons are elongated and are are unfolded and extended, the user may lie upon the bed a positionparallel with the runnlng board. However, if desired, the

to therunningboard.

sections 13 and 14 of the'bed frame areproyided with supporting legs 38. Each .33. eoeeis sl of We s ems. 3 d.

tions 34 of the legs.

pieces so that the legs may be folded in parallelism with the vertical flange as shown clearly in Fig. 4. The sections 34 and 35 are telescopically or slidably united and the section 35 may beheld in difierent adjusted positions by means of the set screws 87. Suitable braces 38 connect the angle end pieces of the bed frame section and the sec- These braces 38 each consist of two sections 39 which are pivotally united bymeans of a rule joint 40 so that when the leg is folded adjacent the end piece of the bed frame section, the brace may collapse to theposition shown in Fig. 4. The sections 89 of the brace are respectively pivotally connected tothe end piece and the section 34 of the legv as at 41 and .42.

The two sections of the mattress pad may fold against each other and when the bed V framefsections are folded the mattress pad may be positioned between the two sections after which the bed frame sections may be latched and locked. As shown in the drawthat the sections are shorter and wider and in this case the bedfframe may extend at' right angles to the running board instead of being in parallelism with the running board. The'extensions 49 .of one of the bed frame sections in Fig. 6 are. retained in engagement with the guides 50 by. means of spring catches similar to the catches 22. Foldable:

extensible legs similar a); those prevlously described are also carried by the sections of the bed frame in Fig. 6. It will 7 be noted that the bed frame in Fig. 6 comprises the sections 52,53 and .54 hingedly unitedas at 55 and 56; The hinges 55 consist of upturnedhinged members while'the hinges 56 consist of downwardly turned.

hinge members. By means of this construe-- tion it will be noted that the section 53 may fold upon thesection '52 so as to provide sufficient space to receive themattress ad 57 preferably consisting of three sectlons ghielg are. f l l e [a Q d y en the section 53 is folded in order to ver he ma r ss Pee se i ns, th other outwardly and downwardly thereby enabling all three sections of the bed frame to be moved Within the housing. It willbe noted that thebed frame in Fig. 6 may consist of any number of sections and in case any additional sectionsare used, the sectionsmay be hinged by alternate offset hinge members. In other words, should an additional section be connected to the frame section 54, the hinge members would extend upwardly so that the additional section may fold inwardly and downwardly. It is to be noted a that when the bed frame is designed to com- 15 prise more than two sections, it is necessary to construct a housing of a helght sufficient to permit of the reception of such additional sections. When the bed frame is constructed of only two sections, the. housing may be of less height.

It will be noted that the angle irons or pieces give strength and stability and also provide means for connecting the coil springs of the bed spring wires to the iframe. Furthermore, a foldable bed of this kind has been found efficient, durable and practical and may be manufactured for a relatively low cost and sold at a reasonable profit. I 3

V The housing 44 in Fig. 6 has a closure 60 which comprises the parts 61 and 62 extending at right angles to each other.

The part 61 is hingedly connected to the housing as at 63 and constitutesfthe top of the housing, while the part-62 constititues the side of the housing. The part 62 engages a latch 64 when the closure is closed.

A suitable padlock 65 has its shackle engag- 4 ing through openings of the plates 66 which are carried by the part 62 of the closure and the bottom of the housing thereby preventing an unauthorized person from opening the closure and gaining access to the foldable bed.

The invention having been set forth, what 1 is claimed as new and useful is 1. In a foldable bed, a housing to be supwhen the sections are folded a space is caused to be formed between the sections for the reception of a mattress pad, and means carried by the sections adapted to su port the same when the sections are unfo ded and extended.

3. In a foldable bed, a housing to be supported on the running board of an automobile, a sectional foldable bed frame and guide connections with the bottom of the housing, means for detachably latching one of the sections in the guide of said guide connections, legs for the sections when extended, said housing having a closure to overlie and engage a mattress, so as to provide a pillow rest.

JOHN WM. PATTERSON;

ported on the running board of an automo- V 

